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In November 2005 the United Nations General Assembly officially designated January 27 as International Holocaust Remembrance Day to honor the victims of the Holocaust and learn from the past in order to prevent future acts of genocide.

We remember the millions of Jews and countless other minorities that were killed during the Holocaust under the Nazi regime—and recognize that genocide and crimes against humanity start with words. There has never been a more important time to remember what happens if we stay silent in the face of hate speech and propaganda.

Below we feature a few of our most recent titles in Holocaust studies:

The contributors to this volume use their expertise in Holocaust studies to reflect on ethical, religious, and legal aspects of torture then and now. Their inquiry grapples with the euphemistic language often used to disguise torture and with the question of whether torture ever constitutes a “necessary evil.” Differences of opinion reverberate, raising deeper questions: Can trust be restored? What steps can we as individuals and as a society take to move closer to a world in which torture is unthinkable?

What do we learn about death from the Holocaust and how does it impact our responses to mortality today?This volume brings together the work of eleven Holocaust and genocide scholars who address these difficult questions, convinced of the urgency of further reflection on the Holocaust as the last survivors pass away.